Canley Vale is a

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, in the state of

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. Canley Vale is located 30 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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and is part of the South Western Sydney region.

History

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people from the Cabragal clan, a sub-group of the

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nation, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30,000 years. Canley Vale was once a

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area and was originally part of the Male Orphan School Estate. In the 1800s, Sir Henry Parkes (1815–96) settled in the district in a mansion which he built near the railway line between Fairfield and

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. He named it Canley Grange after his birthplace of Canley, in

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England. He named the railway station Canley Moat House and had his own private landing beside the line. "Vale" means valley or dale. Cabramatta and Canley Vale were regarded as a single community and from the 1920s it was known as Cabravale, a name which some organisations still use, such as the Cabravale Diggers rugby league club. In 1899, the

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of Cabramatta and Canley Vale, which had been established in 1892, was redivided, and the two separate wards were gazetted on 8 January 1900. In 1948, they became part of the Fairfield

. Canley Vale's first

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opened in 1884. Whereby the school has remained in operation to the present day as a primary/elementary school.

Demographics

According to the

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of Population, there were 10,216 residents in Canley Vale. 34.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 28.9%, Cambodia 6.0%, China (excludes the special administrative regions (SARs) and Taiwan) 4.4%, Iraq 2.7% and Thailand 1.5%. 16.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 35.5%, Cantonese 9.9%, Khmer 4.9%, Mandarin 4.8% and Arabic 3.6%. The most common responses for religion were Buddhism 37.1%, Catholic 18.0% and No Religion 17.8%. The most common ancestries were Vietnamese 29.0%, Chinese 22.5%, English 5.6%, Australian 5.3% and Khmer (Cambodian) 5.0%.

Transport

Canley Vale railway station Canley Vale railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Canley Vale Canley Vale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Canley Vale is located 30 kilometres west of the Syd ...

is on the Inner West & Leppington and

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lines of the Sydney Trains network.

Culture

Westacott Cottage on Railway Parade is the site of the Fairfield City Arts and Crafts Centre. Thien An Temple, a Vietnamese Buddhist Temple is located on Sackville St. A Di Da Temple is located on Bareena St, and Minh Quang Temple on Chadderton St are in the eastern part of the suburb.

Schools

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in Canley Vale includ
Pal Buddhist School
a co-educational private Buddhist school for primary and secondary school students.

Public schools Public school may refer to: *State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government *Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England and ...

in Canley Vale include
Canley Vale Public School
a school for primary students (Kindergarten to Year 6) with an added on-campus preschool, and

Canley Vale High School Canley Vale High School (abbreviated as CVHS) is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Mixed-sex school, co-educational Comprehensive school, comprehensive secondary school, secondary day school, located in Canley Vale, ...

, a government-funded secondary school (Year 7 to 12).

Sport and recreation

The Cabravale Leisure Centre is located close to the railway station in Broomfield Street, but is technically in the adjacent suburb of

. It features a fitness centre including a 25-metre indoor pool and gymnasium and meeting rooms for various clubs and community groups, including a Vietnamese martial arts class. Image:Cabramatta Leisure Centre 1.JPG, Cabravale Leisure Centre Image:Cabramatta Leisure Centre 2.JPG, Cabravale Leisure Centre

References

External links

Canley Vale Public School
{{Sydney Fairfield suburbs Suburbs of Sydney City of Fairfield